The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-04
In Brief.

Judge Walkers court has adjourned until the
first Monday in September. During June
I35 cases were disposed of by the Judge.
derrick has been erected on the Scott farm.
three miles north of she city. and the work of
boring Tor gas there will be begun at once.
THE IRISH AMERICAN PICNIC.
The Irish-American excursion and picnic at
Blue-river park. near Nor ristowp, on the c., II.
q d. railroad, took nearly two thousand people
from the city yesterday It required two trains,
OF fifteen coaches each, to take them out Music,
dancing, and various kinds of amusements made
the day enjoyable. The Knights and Ladies of
honor nave picnic at the same place to-day.
ORDINANCES THAT WILL BE ENFORCED.
The police will begin enforcing the peddlers'
and hucksters' and dog-licepse ordinances this
morning. The licenses of all peddlers and huck-
sters expired with Saturday, and, so far, few of
of them have renewed for the coming year.
The dog licenses expired June l, and yet not
more than two-thirds of the dogs in the city
have been licensed for this year. All viola
tors OF these ordinances will be fled against
promptly.
OFFICERS AFTER A BAD GANG.
John Morrisey, who dangerously cut in
fight with 'Boney" Baxter at Brighton Beach,
Saturday evening, is in a very critical condition.
bnt his physician thinks ne will recover The
officers learned yesterday that Baxter was camp
Ing on the canal with several women and men,
and at 2 o'clock this morning posse of officers.
headed by Sergeant Sauers, went up TO capture
the entire gang, il possible. Baxter has been in
the penirenrisry twice.
SOME MARKET-HoUsE NUIsANcEs
Persons who visit the market house every
Saturday night are complaining of the way the
establishment is conducted. Recently it has be-
come meeting place for persons of improper
character. Impertinenr young men station them
selves along the sidewalks and make themselves
obnoxious in many ways So outrageous has their
m lAd IA aSed
to attend the market unless accompanied by
male escort. The dense crowd makes a rendezvous
for pickpocksts. and Saturday night several
ladies lost small sums of money. In two
three instances their purses were snatched by
half-grown colored boys
soMNAMBULIsT's FRIGHTFUL FALL.
Charles Smith, employed in Anderson's alb
stract Office, on Market street. had a narrow es-
cape from death at his boarding house, No. I79
North Alabama street. Saturday night.
Between 1 and o'clock, in fit of somnambu-
lism, he climbed out through a second story
window He fell twenty feet and landed in the
cellar. The fall awakened him and he was able
to get out of the cellar and make his way
upstairs DIR. Boyden was called and found him
very badly hurt, although no bones were broken
He was unable to leave his bed yesterday and
will be confined to his for several days.
Quite number of the boarders in the house
heard the fall but thought the noise made
by burglar and one of them got out of bed
with revolver in hand.
COLLEGE BOYS FRoa INDIANAPOLIS.
OF the Classical School boys who are in col
lege at the present time, Charles F. Currier is
entered at Berlin University. Germany. for
second year; Harry Shively. who graduated
from Cornell. is doing special scientific work for
medical journals in New YORK. William II. Co.
burn graduated last week from the Sheffield
Scientific School, at YALE Gus. Coburn. who has
just finished his sophomore year Yale, has
sailed for Europe for vacation visit; John
Cotter has just graduated from Harvard,
ceiving the degree of A. B., magma cum laude,
and will enter the Harvard Law School in Sep
TENDER; Evans Woolen returns to Yale with a
fellowship for two years; Will Judson has fin
ished his junior year at West Point while Will
Bryce. John NJ. Butler, Frank Hord Rick Hord.
man. Will Haueisen. Samuel Miller. Charles
Lewis, David Dorsey and others are at home
from their respective colleges for the summer
vacations.
BURGLARS BLOW OPEN SAFE.
The large safe in the wholesale dry goods
store Of d. P. Erwin s. Co.. South Meridian
street. was blown omen by burglars between A.
NJ and o'clock p NJ yesterday. Every lock in
it broken except the one to the drawer
tanning the money. 1t had been tempered with,
but the thieves had evidently been frightened
away before they succeeded in completing the
job. The drawer containing the private papers
of Mr.. Erwin was rided, but as he il out of the
city, it not known what taken. The
urglars made their entrance by prying apart
iron bars u hatchway in the rear of the
building leading to the cellar. From the cellar
they easily reached the main floor. What had
when Merchant Policeman Reed came on duty.
and found the opening in the hatchway and a
rear window raised. fs-blowing has become
SO common among the wholesale houses that
Travis will hereafter keep
patrolmau in citizens clothes on duty in that
section of the city each Sunday.